Conference Learning Objectives:
 
  1. Formulate new processes to build better relationships with clinical leaders.
  2. Outline the methods to best ensure that pricing is competitive and data is accurate.
  3. Identify strategies to leverage your supply chain to drive margin improvement through collaboration.
  4. Identify proven methods of clinical services streamlining and efficiencies that can positively impact your organization’s expenses.
  5. Explore how the evolving healthcare landscape is changing market access strategies and commercial models.
  6. Determine the assets and tools you need to bring to the table to collaborate with ACOs and IDNs.
  7. Identify the objectives and requirements of CJR bundled payments.
  8. Describe how to develop reliable, transparent and accurate purchased services benchmarks.
  9. Define the supply chain challenges facing hospitals and health systems.
  10. Describe the key drivers influencing healthcare decision makers.
  11. Discuss components of vertically integrated supply chain in healthcare
  12. Demonstrate value to clinicians and develop stronger collaborative partnerships and a deeper understanding of value analysis.
  13. List the ways your current process can use evidence-based outcomes.
  14. Compare the inherent differences between hard and soft savings.
  15. Describe strategies for aligning Supplier Diversity with your organization’s strategy.
  16. Define methods for creating a management structure that fosters innovation as well as alignment with your strategic plan.
  17. Analyze the decisions that need to be made in order for service lines to be truly effective.
  18. Identify the benefits that the service line model can provide for clinical specialties.
  19. Explain 2017 changes to Medicare reimbursement and identify operational changes required to implement them.
  20. Describe three Medicare reimbursement challenges and complexities in your practice setting.
  21. List the compliance requirements for Medicare and how they apply to the 2017 changes to Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS).
  22. Analyze and identify the factors contributing to the increase in value-based contracting in the pharmaceutical industry.
  23. Outline the potential methods for implementing value-based contracting.
  24. Compare the risks and rewards that make value-based contracting a complex solution.
  25. Explain the importance of understanding change and common responses to it.
  26. Specify new methods of effective leadership through change.
  27. Define the role of leaders and entrepreneurs in the process of continuous improvement in an organization.
  28. Analyze the qualities that effective and respected leaders must possess.
  29. Demonstrate understanding of how to foster a strong work ethic among your team.
  30. Assess best practices and methods for managing millennials.
  31. Explain the importance of making the professional growth of leaders and staff a priority.
  32. Describe the steps needed to implement effective development and training of leaders and staff.
  33. Identify the importance of a succession plan for the future of your organization.
  34. Discuss the necessity of working with Revenue Cycle Teams in cross functional programs.
  35. Describe the role of pharmacy leaders in educating their health systems on the impact of OPPS changes including bundled payments, waste billing, Observation Stay changes, etc.
  36. Discuss a basis for new practitioners and clinicians to understand the financial aspect of healthcare, a topic not often covered during their formative training.
  37. Describe the definition and scope of biosimilars in today’s medical marketplace.
  38. Compare and contrast the differences and similarities between biosimilars and generic drugs
  39. Discuss the future role of biosimilars and their potential effect on pharmaceutical organizations.
  40. Compare the risks and benefits of CI networks.
  41. Identify the guidelines in the Affordable Care Act that have led to an increase in CI networks.
  42. Analyze the components of a successful CI network and the role that hospital pharmacies play in their success.